
	Honors and Awards

Merit Order, Caballero rank, Chamber of Commerce Colombo – Americana, 1987.

The Mayor’s Office of Bogotá, by means of the Decree 1865 and to praise the extraordinary work accomplished by CIREC, declared the third Wednesday of February to be “CIREC Day”.

Charity Award Alejandro Ángel Escobar presented to CIREC in 1998.

Honorary Imserso Award, 1991, awarded by the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Spanish Government for CIREC’s constant work during 30 years.

Civil Merit Order, City of Bogotá, Grand Official rank, 1992.

Carlos Lleras Restrepo Award, Best Management of Product Design, 1997.

Siemens Caracol Award, for Technological Innovation, 1997.

Imserso Spain Award for Social Integration, 1997.

Recognized amongst 24 countries in conflict, for its organization model and the integrated labor that it provides to victims of violence, London, 1997-1998.

Recognition for the work done by CIREC and its organization model amongst 30 countries that receive support from the Swedish government, Sweden, 1999.

Cafam Woman of the Year, Jeannette Perry de Saravia, President of CIREC, 2000.

International Recognition as a humanitarian organization specialized in assistance to landmine victims in Colombia. Switzerland, 2000..

Silver Cross of the National Merit Order for the work accomplished during the last 25 years, Bogotá, 2001

Policarpa Salavarrieta Order, presented to Jeannette Perry de Saravia, President of CIREC, for her outstanding work in the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and their integration within society and the workforce.

Niarchos Prize Survivorship, in recognition of the outstanding work promoting resilience and recovery among victims of war, conflict, civil strife and terrorism, awarded by the Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation Prizze for Survivorship, May 9th 2005, Washington, D.C.

Jorge Bejarano Civil Cross for Assistance and Health Merit, presented by the Presidency of the Republic, Ministry of Social Protection, Decree No. 3360, September 27th 2006.

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